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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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- The entire showerthought must be in the title
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- If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
- A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
- Posts must be original/unique
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We absolutely can win against these people. It's our choice to buy their products. If people stopped just saying "the rich should do this, because they are the ones to blame", and actually start thinking who they buy from, the problem with rich assholes would disappear. Our apathy must end, and it never will end if we just go "it's the rich, what can I do?"
It's a bit like in the Russia: "It's the politicians, what can I do?", whereas elsewhere people do care about politics and things are much better than in the Russia. You won't have agency if you volunteer to give it away.
We are the majority. It's our planet. We can fix the shit very fast whenever we just get our heads off our asses. It infuriates me when I see people merrily buying Nestlé products, for example. WHY do they do it? Are they idiots or what?